Chittagong
Bangladesh dropped Liton Das for Monday’s third and ultimate One Day Worldwide towards Sri Lanka after the veteran opener was humiliatingly dismissed for consecutive geese within the first two matches.
ODI debutant Jaker Ali will take Liton’s place after a strong efficiency from the wicketkeeper-batter within the T20 leg of Sri Lanka’s tour, received by the guests 2-1.
Liton, against this, additionally struggled within the T20 sequence, scoring simply 44 runs in three matches.
“Contemplating Liton’s current efficiency in white-ball cricket, we opted for this alteration, conscious of the supply of two different succesful openers throughout the squad,” chief selector Gazi Ashraf Hossain stated in a press release.
“With the sequence now hanging within the steadiness, we consider Jaker Ali’s addition will present the crew with extra choices and adaptability within the center order,” he added.
Jaker, 26, has averaged 55 in his six T20 appearances for Bangladesh.
The ODI sequence is tied 1-1 after Bangladesh received the opener by six wickets, with Sri Lanka taking the second by three wickets on Friday.
Chittagong hosts the ultimate match on Monday.
The Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) additionally introduced that it had agreed with Zimbabwe Cricket to postpone an upcoming Check sequence between the 2 nations to subsequent yr.
Bangladesh will nonetheless host Zimbabwe for a five-match T20 sequence starting on Might 3.
Bangladesh Squad
Najmul Hossain Shanto (capt), Anamul Haque, Soumya Sarkar, Tanzid Hasan Tamim, Mushfiqur Rahim, Tawhid Hridoy, Mahmudullah Riyad, Mehidy Hasan Miraz, Taijul Islam, Rishad Hossain, Taskin Ahmed, Shoriful Islam, Tanzim Hasan Sakib, Mustafizur Rahman, Jaker Ali.